US7717492B2 - Vehicle rollover protection roof geometry and structure - Google Patents

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US7717492B2
US7717492B2 US12/196,594 US19659408A US7717492B2 US 7717492 B2 US7717492 B2 US 7717492B2 US 19659408 A US19659408 A US 19659408A US 7717492 B2 US7717492 B2 US 7717492B2
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    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
    • B62D25/06—Fixed roofs
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  • This invention relates to vehicle rollover protection.
  • the invention relates specifically to a roof geometry for increased rollover crush resistance and a structure for integration or retrofit in vehicles to provide an enhanced structural capability for the protective geometry.
  • the sequence of a rollover involves the vehicle moving laterally in the direction of travel, tipping towards the ground and contacting the roof rail on the near side (the first side to contact) and then contacting the second or far side roof, then the far side wheels, before continuing around to the near side wheels.
  • the near side contact usually produces forces oriented into the near side pillars, limiting the extent of their deformation.
  • the far side forces are typically more lateral and therefore more easily bend the pillars.
  • the flat of the roof can contact the ground.
  • the CG falls towards the ground before being forced to rise as the far side corner with the larger radius rolls over the ground. If the roof is strong enough it does raise the CG, but if not, it collapses.
  • the difference between the radii to the flat and the corner is a measure of the aggressivity of the structure.
  • Prior art rollover protection structures such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,662,177 issued to Notestine et al on Nov. 23, 1971 or 4,900,058 issued to Hobrecht on Feb. 13, 1990 which are designed for aftermarket retrofit on vehicles which may be more subject to rollover conditions such as four wheel drive vehicles, sport utility vehicles or pickup trucks employ geometric designs that require significant vertical structural elements that intrude into the cabin or usable space in the vehicle interior or must be affixed outside the normal outline of the vehicle to achieve the necessary support as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,338,112 issued to Gilliland on Mar. 4, 2008.
  • a vehicle geometry for rollover crush resistance is created by determining a center of mass providing a roll axis and establishing a roof line contact surface spaced from the center of mass by a hoop radius substantially equal to a major radius of roof roll contact from the roll axis.
  • the roof line contact surface may be established in original designs for vehicles as a monocoque structure or provided as an original equipment manufacture (OEM) item or retrofit structural assembly using an arcuate member shaped as a byte of the hoop radius, which is mounted between two side rails on a nominally flat roofline with additional structural supports for the arcuate member.
  • OEM original equipment manufacture
  • the invention is employed as a cap establishing and maintaining a roof line contact surface spaced from the center of mass by a hoop radius substantially equal to a major radius of roll contact from the roll axis.
  • FIG. 1A is a front view of a conventional sport utility vehicle demonstrating the roll axis with the associated roll radius and radius from the center of mass (CoM);
  • FIG. 1B is a front view of a conventional sedan showing roll axis, roll radius and radius from the CoM;
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of a conventional vehicle showing the major and minor radii
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of the vehicle of FIG. 2A with a nominal tripped roll position
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the vehicle of FIG. 2A with a likely tripped roll contact position
  • FIG. 5 is a front view of a vehicle incorporating a hoop radius according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a rollover protection structure (RPS) implemented on an existing vehicle as either an original equipment manufacturing or aftermarket retrofit;
  • RPS rollover protection structure
  • FIG. 7 is top view of the RPS of FIG. 6 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a side view of the RPS of FIG. 6 ;
  • FIG. 10 is an isometric view of the RPS of FIG. 6 with a composite wind deflector.
  • the distance from the roll axis to the closest portion of the roof is always less than the distance from the roll axis to the roof rails as shown in FIG. 2 for a conventional vehicle 20 .
  • These two radii are known as the major radius 22 and minor radius 23 .
  • the center of gravity 28 must be lifted by about the difference between actual radius of contact 23 ′, nominally equal to the minor radius as shown for an exemplary roll contact angle 26 of about 185 degrees in FIG. 4 , and the major radius in order for the vehicle to continue rolling without roof crush.
  • the structural requirements to achieve the necessary strength are directly proportional to the geometric shape of the roof exterior or contact surface on which the vehicle will roll.
  • the present invention provides a range of effective minor radii for a geometry established for reduction in far side aggressivity in the roll contact surface for the vehicle thereby increasing the roll crush resistance for a vehicle 50 as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the hoop radius 52 from the center of mass to a roof line 53 for optimum performance should preferably be equal to the major radius within a range of +0 to 5% with ends faired to the side structure, nominally the A pillar profile, as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the system is estimated to be reasonably effective with original or dynamically deforming radii of +10% and ⁇ 5% with the ends faired to the side structure. There is some sensitivity to the matched radius in minimizing the forces on the far side which is estimated to be zero to 2% less than the corner.
  • a vehicle incorporating the geometry of the present invention in an integral roof structure as the roll contact surface provides the benefit of a monocoque or semi-monocoque structure relying on the stressed skin of the roof as a structural element thus reducing the size and strength of the internal structural members of the vehicle frame to achieve the desired rollover crush resistance.
  • a monocoque structure may in exemplary embodiments employ sheet metal skins with metal ribs or formers, or a fiberglass or other composite structure.
  • Original equipment manufacturing (OEM) of vehicles with the geometric shape according to this invention can provide significant improvement in roll deformation resistance without significant increase in actual strength of structural members or conversely structural members having current strength for conventional vehicles will provide adequate structural strength to avoid deformation during roll which would not be possible with the current vehicle profiles.
  • the embodiment of the geometry in OEM can be accomplished with standard welded production sheet metal construction adding little additional weight and cost while significantly reducing (by 50% or more) the far side roof crush as compared to that resulting from the original design in the worst foreseeable planar rollover conditions.
  • the RPS 60 includes an arcuate member 62 , shaped as a byte of the hoop radius, which is mounted between two side rails 64 , 66 on a nominally flat roofline 67 .
  • the arcuate member provides the roll contact surface at the designed hoop radius.
  • the arcuate member is supported at an angle 68 relative to the roof by forward angled supports 70 and rearward angled supports 72 .
  • Hoop radius 52 is also shown.
  • a front lateral member 74 extending between the side rails provides attachment for the forward angled supports and a midships lateral member 76 between the side rails provides attachment for the rearward angled supports.
  • the rearward angled supports attach at a single boss 78 .
  • Forward diagonal surface members 80 and 82 extend from the intersection of the front lateral member and side rail to the boss and rearward diagonal surface members 84 and 86 extend from the boss to the trailing end points of the side rails.
  • a rear lateral member 88 extends between the trailing end points of the side rails.
  • the RPS was fabricated using 1.625 in. diameter steel tube with a wall thickness of 0.125 in. for the arcuate member.
  • Support structure for the side rails were fabricated from 1.0 in. by 2.0 in rectangular stock with a wall thickness of 0.125 while the angle support members employed 1.0 in by 1.0 in square tube with 0.125 in wall thickness. All elements used hot rolled steel with 26,000 psi strength.
  • the RPS provides a cap establishing and maintaining a roof line contact surface spaced from the center of mass by a hoop radius substantially equal to a major radius of roll contact from the roll axis.
  • the exemplary embodiments have employed steel for the arcuate member and other elements of the cap, however, alternative embodiments employ cast, molded or composite materials of sufficient structural rigidity. Retrofit or production construction can be effected with welded, bolted and glued alternative materials such as high strength steel, aluminum, fiberglass and carbon fiber sheets, as well as molded, formed or extruded techniques.
  • the geometry of the present invention reduces the structural support requirements over prior art designs, performance in especially hazardous rollover conditions such as rugged terrain, military, paramilitary and security forces (like secret service armored SUVs), and in mining operations, it may be necessary in retrofit designs to provide protection beyond the capability of the geometry and the strength of the existing production supporting pillars. In such cases the strength of the additional roof structure will exceed the capability of the pillars and the associated embodiment of the present invention includes internal or external “buttresses” reinforcing the joints between the “B-pillars” and the roof. There are at least two types, internal and external.
  • An exemplary internal structure is an inverted L-shaped bracket bolted to the B-pillars and to the roof structure through the roof rail.
  • An exemplary external buttress solution is to drill two or more approximately 1.25′′ holes through the external skin of the doors at the B-pillar centerline and locate and fasten 1′′ diameter stand-offs through those holes to the B-pillar.
  • the standoffs are attached to each other by a rearward offset bar extending vertically and bolted to the roof structure. This bar is a truss to the B-pillar strengthening it, attaching to the roof structure and providing the clearance necessary for the doors to open (the front door opens out and clears the rearward biased bar, while the rear door opens inward at its forward edge).
  • a second hoop radius is established at that section with an arcuate support as a byte defined by that radius to avoid roof crush at that location.
  • a second arcuate member 62 ′ is employed in a position near the C pillar for an extended Sport Utility Vehicle to accommodate a rearward CG shift of greater than 5%. Such positioning provides protection for occupants of aft rows of seating in the vehicle.
  • the desired hoop radius is extended along the length of the monocoque roof to achieve the desired hoop radii at both a forward and aft roof position.
  • the RPS can additionally be fitted with a fiberglass wind deflector 90 as shown in FIG. 10 for enhanced aerodynamic performance.
  • the deflector may provide only a front shield as shown or a complete encapsulation of the RPS structure.
  • the RPS structure as shown in FIG. 6 or 9 with or without the deflector, may include conventional roof rack elements for carrying luggage, bicycles or other goods and be supplied as an aftermarket kit to be added to a vehicle.

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CA2735042A CA2735042C (en) 2008-08-22 2009-08-19 Vehicle rollover protection roof geometry and structure
EP09808761A EP2340194A4 (en) 2008-08-22 2009-08-19 GEOMETRY AND ROOF STRUCTURE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST VEHICLE TURNING
KR1020117006524A KR101586519B1 (ko) 2008-08-22 2009-08-19 차량 전복 방지 루프의 구조와 구조물
AU2009283881A AU2009283881B2 (en) 2008-08-22 2009-08-19 Vehicle rollover protection roof geometry and structure
CN2009801372189A CN102159443A (zh) 2008-08-22 2009-08-19 车辆翻车保护车顶几何和结构
BRPI0912940-5A BRPI0912940B1 (pt) 2008-08-22 2009-08-19 Geometria de veículo para resistência a capotamento, método para aumentar a resistência ao capotamento de veículo, e, sistema de proteção de capotamento para um veículo
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